Blake's College Graduation Late summer 2003, Blake returned from his year of study at the University of Koln in Germany. He found it tough getting back into the routine of college life at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston after lots of opportunities to travel in Europe. He was happy to have only one semester left and graduated December 13, 2003. Many family members attended the graduation ceremonies
in Charleston, Illinois. We look lots of photographs and handed the camera
off so
everyone could
be in the picture. Immediately
below is a photo of Annette, Blake, and Larry. |
Blake was one of four foreign language graduates
at the fall graduation. He majored in both Spanish and German. While
in Germany, he also began studying French and Italian. Benjamin (below
left) is currently a junior at Illinois State University, and Brooke
is an assistant editor at the local Mattoon/Charleston
newspapers. |
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Graduation Party After the campus ceremonies, everyone headed to
the house in Charleston for lunch, party, and a graduation cake. In the
photograph
below left, brothers Bob, Keith, and Larry are catching up on some family
news. Cousins always
enjoy getting together too. The photograph below right shows the youngest
cousin (Tessa) with her oldest cousin (Brooke) from the Green side of
the family. |
By the end of the day, Blake, Brooke, and Ben probably got tired of getting their picture taken; however, we realized that we often forget to take enough family photos. This time we kept two cameras busy and managed to get some good formal and candid shots. The photo below right shows Sylvester sharing stories with two of his grandsons.
Everyone had a good time. Blake decided to create a self portrait from one of the graduation/Christmas plates. Shawn along with several others found the Bud Lite stash.
Below left Suzanne poses with her niece, Brooke. On the right, Uncle Rick and nephew Jonathan are talking and playing games with Tessa at the dining table.
Throughout the day, different people enjoyed playing the piano in the living room. In the picture below, Amanda and Ben are playing a duet. Midday it had begun to snow, so by late afternoon out-of-town travelers began to broom off their cars and head home. The snow soon stopped, and everyone made it home fine. We look forward to Ben's graduation in a couple of years. Thanks to Pam and the kids for the great party and celebration.
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